Cineteca di Bologna

The Cineteca di Bologna is a film archive in Bologna, Italy. It was founded on 18 May, 1962. Since 1989 it is member of the Fédération internationale des archives du film (FIAF). It is member of the Association des cinémathèques européennes (ACE) since its creation.

Since March 2014, its president is the italian movie director Marco Bellocchio. Its director is Gian Luca Farinelli.

Festivals

Among the various shows and festivals organized by the Cineteca di Bologna are: Il Cinema Ritrovato, Visioni Italiane and Human Rights Nights Film Festival.

Il Cinema Ritrovato

Il Cinema Ritrovato is a movie festival dedicated to the rediscovery of rare and not well-known movies, with particular interest to the first cinematographic productions. It is holded since 1986 and it presents a precious selection of rare movies or works that are considered lost, recovered from historical archives of many countries, and sometimes even restored films. The movies are projected in various place of the historical centre of Bologna, among which tra cui Piazza Maggiore.

The film critic Peter von Bagh has been the artistic director of the festival. Another important position has been held by Vittorio Martinelli, critic of silent cinema.

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